Changes in individual out-of-home (IO) and households with every member out-of-home (HEMO) rates in the Kumamoto metropolitan area (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Changes in individual out-of-home (IO) and households with every member out-of-home (HEMO) rates in the Kumamoto metropolitan area

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IO rates are higher than HEMO rates simply because having more members in a household allows for a higher chance that someone will be home.

While there was little change in the IO rates from 1984 to 2012, the HEMO rates increased greatly over that 28-year period. It is thought that this is due to increases in active elderly and working mothers, and a decrease in household size.

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Associate Professor Takuya Maruyama

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